Croatia vs Sweden: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Croatia
47.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Sweden
256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Croatia rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time

  • Croatia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 47.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Croatia, a difference of 208.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes Sweden's figure about 5.4 times Croatia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 2 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 47.25 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 192.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 144.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Sweden
2010s 35.08 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 266.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 231.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Sweden
2020s 48.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 255.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 207.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Croatia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 47.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Croatia as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Croatia and Sweden?
208.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Croatia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 2 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation